stretch - natáhnout, sáhnout (pro)
BrE
/'stretʃ/
AmE
/'stretʃ/

verb - to straighten your hands in order to reach for something or someone

 
down the rabbit hole - v pasti, v pěkné kaši, v říši divů, do pasti, do pěkné kaše
BrE
/ˌdaʊn ðə'ræbɪt həʊl/
AmE
/ˌdaʊn ðə'ræbɪt hoʊl/

adverb - in/to a strange situation that is difficult to get out of

 
tame - krotký, slabý, mírný, pokorný
BrE
/'teɪm/
AmE
/'teɪm/

adjective, informal - willing to do whatever other people ask or want you to do

 
efficacy - účinnost, efektivnost
BrE
/'efɪkəsi/
AmE
/'efɪkəsi/

noun, formal - the ability of something to do what it is supposed to do

 
tit for tat - oko za oko, zub za zub, odveta, oplátka, jak ty mně, tak já tobě
BrE
/ˌtɪt fə'tæt/
AmE
/ˌtɪt fə'tæt/

noun, informal - doing something to someone because they did the same thing to you

 
exemption - výjimka, osvobození, zproštění, úleva
BrE
/ɪg'zempʃn/
AmE
/ɪg'zempʃn/

noun - permission not to do or pay something that others are required to

 
recondition - repasovat, opravit, obnovit
BrE
/ˌri:kən'dɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌri:kən'dɪʃn/

verb - to restore something to a good or usable condition, typically by repairing

 
quell - potlačit, udusit, zastavit, uklidnit, zkrotit
BrE
/'kwel/
AmE
/'kwel/

verb, formal - to put an end to something, typically by the use of force

 
fertility - plodnost, úrodnost
BrE
/fɜ:'tɪlɪti/
AmE
/fɜ:r'tɪlɪti/

noun - the ability to produce offspring or the capacity to support plant growth

lag behind
lag behind - zaostávat, zaostávat za někým, loudat se, pozdit se
BrE
/ˌlæg bɪ'haɪnd/
AmE
/ˌlæg bɪ'haɪnd/

verb - to be slower than is expected, to be slower than the rest

 
throng - nahrnout se, hrnout se, valit se (dav)
BrE
/'θrɒŋ/
AmE
/'θrɑ:ŋ/

verb, literary - to go somewhere in large numbers, to be somewhere in large numbers

 
shun - vyhýbat se, stranit se
BrE
/'ʃʌn/
AmE
/'ʃʌn/

verb - to avoid something or somebody; to stay away from something or somebody

 
shrink-wrap - zabalit do smršťovací fólie
BrE
/'ʃrɪŋkræp/
AmE
/'ʃrɪŋkræp/

verb - to tightly cover something with a thin plastic material to protect it

 
come and go - nabýt a pozbýt, přijít a odejít
BrE
/ˌkʌmən'gəʊ/
AmE
/ˌkʌmən'gəʊ/

verb - to get something and then lose it, to arrive and then leave

 
chafe - třít, třít se, rozedřít, rozedřít se (ve spojení s pokožkou)
BrE
/'tʃeɪf/
AmE
/'tʃeɪf/

verb - to become sore by rubbing, to make your skin sore by rubbing